• Dr. Sonam Mansukhani
• Dr. Shreelakshmi P

A gas tragedy which occurred on the night of December two and three of 1984 that led to immediate deaths of more than thirty eight hundred people in Bhopal, India. This was so huge that it caused significantly high premature deaths immediately and permanently ailments for thousands of people. The company Union Carbide India limited (UCIL) doesn't even take the proper responsibilities for the victims involved and also tried to dissociate from the tragedy to prevent from the legal responsibilities. This paper analyses all these facts and the reasons which led to this disaster. What was the role of the company, Indian authorities, the government and Supreme Court in the whole case? How it influences the lives of people who live in Bhopal and other aftermaths. This is done by referring to the official reports and research papers written on this disastrous incident. Paper also considers today's scenario after 32 years of the gas tragedy and highlights how the government has taken steps as precaution and to handle the situation if it occurs in future.

Bhopal, Disaster, Tragedy, Environmental degradation, Gas leakage, India, Pesticide Plant.

"Bhopal 1984 Disaster: A Gas Leak Tragedy and its Effects on the People", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.661-667, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREW06090.pdf

"Bhopal 1984 Disaster: A Gas Leak Tragedy and its Effects on the People", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp661-667, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREW06090.pdf